Chumpol
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany

Biography

☨ ♀ Chumpol

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 29 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1983 unknown
Birth place:
Imported:	2006
Freight:	Air cargo
Death
Dead:	†2012-05-02
Death reason:	disease: by other elephants, post traumatic problems, drowned in pool after attack
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo), in Germany

Date of arrival

2006-09-16	Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) from Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal

Record history
History of updates	2025-03-17: 2025-03-17:

Latest document update	2020-10-19 04:49:49
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† Chumpol is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2012-05-02 at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo), in Germany, . Official death reason described as by other elephants, post traumatic problems, drowned in pool after attack.

Origin

Chumpol was born unknown 1983. and imported 2006, Air cargo

Comments / pictures

Claimed by Cologne zoo to have died by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Chumpol, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1129. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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